Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt
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Foreword to the revised edition -- Introduction -- List of maps -- List of illustrations -- Egyptology, archaeology, and scientific mummy studies in Egypt -- Historical background -- Geography of ancient Egypt -- Society and government -- Religion of the living -- Funerary beliefs and customs -- Architecture and building -- Written evidence -- Army and Navy -- Foreign trade and transport -- Economy and industry -- Everyday life -- Chronological Table -- List of museums with Egyptian collections -- Bibliography -- Index.
The Nile Valley civilization, which spanned a period from c. 5000 B.C. to the early centuries A.D., was one of the earliest created by humankind. This handy reference provides a comprehensive overview of more than five millennia of Egyptian history and archeology, from predynastic times to the
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PUBLISHED
New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 417 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0195366719
9780195366716
9780195132151
0195132157
SUBJECTS
Egypt -- History -- To 640 A.D.